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Ethical problems, particularly those relating to the health care provider’s role at the beginning and the end of life, were rarer and less problematic until a few decades ago. It was assumed, and generally accepted, that physicians and other health care providers were morally, ethically, and legally obliged to employ all means to save and prolong life under all circumstances. Education and training of future providers was directed toward this goal, and admiration and prestige of health practitioners, primarily physicians, depended largely on their success as life savers.
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Koch-Weser, D. (2001). Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine at the Beginning and the End of Life. In: Willich, S.N., Elm, S. (eds) Medical Challenges for the New Millennium. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9708-1_9
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